The Natsume booth feels more than a little out of place amid the murder and mayhem that defines the E3 show floor experience. For those weary of the pulsing music, constant explosions and gruff voice-overs blasting from every ear-level speaker in sight, Natsume's display of gentle, colorful games about farming and fishing can feel like an oasis from sensory overload.
While they've dabbled in just abut every genre known to man, an unexpected game called Harvest Moon - which hit the SNES long after it withered on the vine - has since become Natsume's strongest brand, with 19 prime series games to date. There's no end in sight for this strangely compelling series, though its creator Yasuhiro Wada has moved on to a new IP called Hometown Story, which he hopes will have the same longevity as the series that introduced the curious addictiveness of simulating mundane tasks years before The Sims.
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Hometown Story hopes to recapture that Harvest Moon magic originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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